Diwan-e-Khas - New Delhi

This was the most important place in the Fort as Baadshah King Emperor used to host his guest here, So due to this it is one of the most decorated structure in the entire Red Fort complex, Stone laid Floral Motifs of lapis lazuli and other stones using Pietra Dura style. But now this place needs to be refurbished by repolishing structure and cleaning the stones

Diwan- i- Khas was the private hall of Mughals for the cabinet meetings & reserved for high ranking visitors This white marble palace was inlaid with precious stones. It has chattris on all corners & beautifully engraved arched openings on three sides The arches are held in place by piers, adorned with floral designs. The rear side has carved jalis with a marble dias at the centre On the marble dias would rest the Peacock throne which Shah Jahan had crafted out of gold, rubies, gems emeralds & flanked by 2 gold peacocks Shah Jahan would sit on this famous throne wearing the magnificent 186-carat Koh-i-noor diamond to preside over the meetings Later in 1739, Persian emperor Nadir Shah looted Delhi, forced the then emperor Muhammad Shah to give up the Peacock Throne & the Koh-i-Noor diamond. Kohinoor diamond passed on from the Iranians to the Sikhs & then to the British & is now part of the Queen’s crown The ceiling, which was originally inlaid with silver & gold, was removed by the Marathas in 1760 The interior was plundered following the Indian Rebellion of 1857. Present wooden ceiling was painted in 1911 by the British

A significant historical structure in Delhi. A living proof of the historical era of the Mughal Empire. This place was a court for the upper class society of then-time and the Emperor. The place is simply breathtakingly beautiful. The marbles there carry the history inside them in form of the etching on them. The flowers in them are significant of the cultural mix up of the Hindu-Muslim. A place for a history-buff!

The Diwan-i-Khas  (Persian: ديوان خاص), or Hall of Private Audiences, was a chamber in the Red Fort  of Delhi  built in 1648 as a location for receptions. It was the location where the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan received courtiers and state guests. It was also known as the Shah Mahal. A gate on the north side of the preceding Diwan-i-Am audience hall led to the innermost court of the palace called Jalau Khana and the Diwan-i-Khas. Originally there were two enclosures on the west of the hall, one for the nobles and the other for those of a lower rank.These arcaded courts were destroyed after the Indian Rebellion of 1857. It measures 90 x 67 feet. It consists of a rectangular central chamber, surrounded by a series of arches rising from marble piers. The lower parts of the piers are inlaid with floral designs, while the upper portions are painted and gilded. The four corners of the roof are surmounted by pillared chhatri. The ceiling, which was originally inlaid with silver and gold, was stripped bare by successive financial crises of the empire by the Jats or Marattas. The current ceiling was installed in 1911. The later Peacock Throne from after Nadir Shah's invasion once stood in this hall, towards the east side. Through the centre of the hall flowed the Stream of Paradise (Nahar-i-Bihisht). The building used to have red awnings, or Shamianas . Over the corner-arches of the northern and southern walls below the cornice is inscribed the verse of Amir khusro : "If there be a paradise on earth, it is this, it is this, it is this." The French traveller François Bernier  described seeing the Peacock Throne here. Jean-Baptiste Tavernier  described seeing the throne in the Diwan-i-Am, to where it was probably moved, and described five smaller thrones with four on each corner and one in the middle of the hall. The interior was completely plundered following the Indian Rebellion of 1857. The throne, the carpets, and any other items went missing. The hall today is, therefore, only a shell of what it used to be. Recent restoration work has been redone on the panels of inlay and has also reproduced the gilded pattern on one of the pillars fronting the hall. In the riverbed below the hall and the connected buildings was the space known as zer-jharokha, or "beneath the lattices".

This place is under construction and restricted for visitors. You can see the amazing architect from outside and the design on the pillars were amazing. Also I was stunned to see under ground rooms build in those age. There are beautiful gardens outside every monuments and it worth mentioning.

The Diwan-i-Khas or the private audience hall was one of the most important buildings in the red fort complex as it was where the emperor used to receive state guests and important members of the court. It’s a lovely rectangular building constructed largely of marble surrounded and supported by triple lobed arches. The columns, arches, walls and ceilings are all decorated with inlaid floral motifs. Definitely one building not to be missed.

The beautiful indo Islamic architecture and sculpture bulit by Mughal Emperor Sahajahan ... Red fort the pride of India ❣️??

The Diwan-i-Khas, or Hall of Private Audiences, was a chamber in the Red Fort of Delhi built-in 1648 as a location for receptions. It was the location where the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan received courtiers and state guests. It was also known as the Shah Mahal.